We are using TLE data. Specifically the second line is relevant for our orbital paramters. These look like this:

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Since these orbital parameters are stored in a text file, we write some code to create a text file exactly in the shape required to read TLE data

We can create our orbits!

Now that we have a function to create our orbits overlayed on our classified landuse map, we can create any orbit imagineable by tweaking the orbit parameters. Let's start by doing this for one orbit, and then let's do it for a lot:

Test orbit has been simulated. Now, let's make some more:

Final Orbit

Now that we have chosen our final orbit according to the classified landuse map, we finally plot this chosen orbit above the normal map of Europa to create our final groundtrack: